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reason.com - 12/13/2008
Dear Little Michael, Love Greg Palast
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Looks like I triggered Greg Palast's Google Alert. The Chavez-loving "investigative journalist" took exception to my including him in this piece and sends along this sober, academic rebuttal: Subject: post this, Little Michael Your half-baked little web columnist, "Michael C. ...
breitbart.com - 12/15/2008
Russian warships bound for Cuba in new show of strength
— breitbart.com — A group of Russian warships will from December 19-23 visit the Communist island of Cuba, a long-time... adversary of the United States and Moscow's ally in the Cold War, the Russian navy said on Monday. "This will be the first visit to Cuba by Russian ... (more) Russian warships bound for Cuba in new show of strength

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newyorker.com - 12/16/2008
Sean Penn for Senator! : Interesting Times: Online Only: The New Yorker
— newyorker.com — The cover of the December 15th Nation magazine features an article by the veteran foreign correspondent Sean... Penn on his recent trip to Venezuela and Cuba. Travelling in the company of Douglas Brinkley, the noted actor, and Christopher Hitchens, the ... (more) Sean Penn for Senator! : Interesting Times: Online Only: ...

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pajamasmedia.com - 12/8/2008
Saving the revolution
— pajamasmedia.com — Roger Cohen, writing for the New York Times, describes the last gasp of Fidel’s revolution. Cuba lives... in a world where things run backwards. The Day of the Revolution began an irreversible entropy when cars started to run down, buildings began ... (more) Saving the revolution

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